Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 317 The Third Person
Zhu Zhanhe did not kill anyone, whether it was Zhang Sheng or Tuo Huan, even if he had enough reasons.

With Tuo Huan, Zhang Sheng, and his crown prince's bodyguards and Wu Zangdu Si, a total of nearly [-] troops, Zhu Zhanhe marched toward Xi'an Mansion in a mighty manner.

Zhu Zhanhe wanted to transfer to the waterway in Xi'an Prefecture, take a boat on the Yellow River and enter the canal, and then go to Shuntian Prefecture.

Although the Yellow River is not suitable for shipping, it is only relative to large-tonnage ships. The wooden ships of this era are no problem, and they do not carry cargo.

The only problem is that an army of [-] is a bit too much.

If you want to take these 100 troops with you, you will need at least more than [-] ships. Chang'an is no longer the capital of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Water transportation is not said to be abandoned, but it is still far behind.

Moreover, it is not an easy task to recruit a hundred ships in a short period of time.

Shunting boats is different from shunting cars. Cars can be shunted from all directions, but boats can be shunted from both sides of the river.

Are you going to Beijing without bringing anyone from Uszangdusi?Zhu Zhanhe didn't want to do this.

Right now, his cousin is about to put him to death, and as the emperor, he even gave the cannons to Wala, whose ambition is obvious. What else can't he do?
Just when Zhu Zhanhe was about to give up the convenient waterway and take everyone by land, a...no, a group, a group of unexpected people found him.

Shanxi merchants.

When it comes to Shanxi merchants, Zhu Zhanhe doesn't have any favorable impressions, because he knows very well what the historical Shanxi merchants did from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the late Ming Dynasty.

Let's put it this way, the demise of the Ming Dynasty was due to the collapse of the system, the greed of corrupt scholars, the inaction of the ignorant emperor, and the lack of bottom line of businessmen.

In the late Ming Dynasty, Shanxi merchants were the first traitors. They sold large amounts of food, weapons, armor and other things to the Jurchens that should not be given to foreign enemies.

In the first seventh year of Yongle, when Zhu Zhanhe first eradicated corruption, his main target was Southeast maritime merchants, but at that time a considerable number of Shanxi merchants were also pulled out of the carrots and mud.

However, there was no name of any Shanxi merchant on the public record at that time.

But now, they took the initiative to find Zhu Zhanhe and wanted to mobilize ships for Zhu Zhanhe.

There is nothing to be courteous, and it is either a traitor or a thief.

Zhu Zhanhe knew very well what Shanxi merchants wanted, but he didn't care and was willing to make a blank check.

But at the same time, his dislike for the businessmen of this era deepened.

Everyone has good and bad points, and so do businessmen. But judging from Zhu Zhanhe's own experience, he can only say that in ancient times, agriculture was always emphasized over business, and it is not unreasonable to say that businessmen valued profits over righteousness.

Weishui Wharf.

Zhu Zhanhe glanced at the Shanxi merchants waiting outside the pier, waved, and asked Zhu Ling to take the prince's guards to board the boat for inspection first, while he took advantage of the crowd and when his figure was obscured, he suddenly Pulled over the Dambawangdui.

"I will take 3 people away first, and leave the rest to you."

"Remember! Be careful! These people have no good intentions!"

"Yes!" Dan Bawang was filled with fear and nodded cautiously.

There were many figures, and Zhu Zhanhe, who was hidden by the crowd, appeared again. Danba Wangdui stood behind Zhu Zhanhe, very respectful.

As if, nothing happened.

After about a stick of incense, Zhu Ling and others completed the inspection and confirmed that there were no problems with all the ships. Zhu Zhanhe began to take people aboard.

Danbawangdui stood at the pier with more than [-] people, watching Zhu Zhanhe leave.

However, what no one saw was that on the third floor of a restaurant outside the pier, a man was staring at the departing ship.

……

It was night, in a restaurant outside the Weishui Pier.

Mobilizing ships capable of carrying more than [-] people is not a trivial matter, nor is it an easy one.

The Shanxi merchants were indeed rich and had the connections to mobilize ships, but even if they could contact a sufficient number of ships immediately, it would still take time to wait for the ships to arrive.

On the third floor of the restaurant, two people stood by the window, looking at the Uzzandus generals on the dock.

With more than 7 people, it is not easy to find a place to stay overnight. Normally, the army usually spends the night outside the city, but they have to leave by boat tomorrow. Going back and forth is very disturbing. things.

Simply, Danba Wangdui led his people to station at the Weishui Wharf.

Anyway, they will leave tomorrow, and there was a curfew at night in the feudal era, so it would not affect ordinary people.

"Can you do it?"

In the quiet night, this sudden voice seemed particularly loud, but because there were no people and the distance was too far, there was not much reaction.

"No problem. I specially observed how Zhu Zhanhe's Crown Prince's bodyguard inspected the ship during the day. If this Danba Wangdui inspects the ship in the same way as the Crown Prince's bodyguard, then we can get through it."

"Then there should be no problem. Danba Wangdui is from Wuszang Dusi. He has no access to the ship on weekdays. He should be knowledgeable and follow the inspection of the crown prince of Zhu Zhanhe."

"Then go to bed early. Tomorrow... I'm afraid it will cause an uproar..."

The night returns to silence.

Time will not stop because of anyone, and no one knows what tomorrow will look like, even if some things will happen tomorrow according to someone's vision.

But some things will happen according to other people's assumptions.

……

Imperial Palace, Kunning Palace.

Emperor Hongxi passed away less than a year ago, and this year was still the first year of Hongxi. Therefore, even though she is now the Empress Dowager, the Zhang family still lives in Kunning Palace.

Wait until next year, which will be the first year of Zhu Zhanji's Xuande reign. By then, Kunning Palace will have changed owners. It is still unclear where the Zhang family will live.

In the impression of later generations, Qianqing Palace is the emperor's bedroom, Kunning Palace is the queen's dormitory, and Cining Palace is the empress dowager's dormitory.

But in fact, there is no Cining Palace in the Shuntian Palace today. The Cining Palace, which is well known in later generations, was built in the 15th year of Jiajing.

However, it is too early to think about this now, because this is not an issue that should be considered now.

Ms. Zhang was kneeling on the ground, with a small Buddhist niche in front of her, on which were placed the spiritual tablets of her father-in-law and her husband.

The Buddhist niche and the shrine are spotless, the incense in the incense burner is new, and even the smoke stains around the incense burner have been wiped clean.

Zhang has never been a Buddhist, but now she has become a devout believer.

Think about it, whether it is Zhu Zhanhe or Zhu Zhanji, their mothers seem to have similar experiences.

They all went from having no faith to becoming devout believers today.

Now, Zhang's heart is full of prayers, praying that the gods and Buddhas who don't know whether they exist can hear her appeal.

Her son has changed, and now she can no longer control this once obedient and filial son, so he can only pray.

Pray that the gods and Buddhas in the sky can hear her appeal, pray that her father-in-law and husband can understand, and pray that tomorrow will come slowly.

However, time is always ruthless. It brings everything and takes away everything. It is never accelerated or stopped by anyone's will.

Listening to the sounds outside, Zhang's body trembled slightly.

Its daybreak……

　Yesterday I went back because of an emergency in my hometown. The missing updates will be made up. There will be at least one update in a while, if not two updates. The rest will be made up tomorrow.

　
(End of this chapter)